Sotheby's contractor Servest has just written to the cleaners who participated in the peaceful, lawful protest for sick pay on Wed 1st July. Here the "official" reason for banning them from site (aka sacking them) after protesting.
All the courageous cleaners and porters that took part in the protest yesterday demanding sick pay and end to trade union victimisation have been sacked by Sotheby's auction house and their contractor Servest.We will not let them get away with this. Protesting is a right, not a crime! The campaign has only just began. Watch this space for further actions.
Listen to this recording of the shameless cleaning contract Servest trying to intimidate the cleaners and porters at Sotheby's. Here's the transcript:
Art F City is an online magazine, which creates and archives critical discourse, and commissions ambitious artist projects. Through a daily mix of blunt criticism, commentary and community-minded journalism, we add an unparalleled dosage of purposeful opinion to the contemporary art community.They wrote a great article about the Sotheby's campaign urging their readers to come to our protest next Wednesday. Here is what they wrote about us.
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